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JACK PALFREY, SAM POTHECARY
party time
Around the World in
500 Festivals
Steve Davey, Kuperard, £19.99
If you’re somebody who hates fun, laughter
and all-round good times, look away now. In
fact, considering the time of year, you might
also want to find a cave to hide out till January.
For everyone else, there’s this book.
Subtitled
The World’s Most Spectacular
Celebrations
, it’s a whimsical journey through
the weirder and more colourful human
festivities, from the conventional to the
downright bizarre. What kind of imagination
does it take, one might ask while reading,
to come up with the Alaskan moose dropping
festival, for example? Or Turkish oil wrestling?
Clearly, the editors have scoured
every corner of the earth, then – conveniently
for those looking to visit the mayhem for
themselves – categorised their findings by
place and theme. All in all, an excellent
attempt to catalogue the very best
happenings for lovers of fun.
Paper trails
Our pick of this month’s best books, on festivals, food, photos and, erm, car parks?
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